Červeník
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Červeník is a village and municipality in Hlohovec District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
[edit] History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. The first known name of the village was "Bin", it was changed to "Wereswar" in 1394, in 1661 to "Veresvar", in 1911 it was Vorosvar (it means red castle in Hungarian). In 1920 Vorosvar was changed to "slovak-like" version Veresvar nad Vahom (Verešvár nad Váhom) and finally, in 1948 to Červeník.
[edit] Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 147 metres and covers an area of 9.939km². It has a population of about 1560 people (30.04.2008).
[edit] External links
|
|||||||
 |
This Trnava Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
